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Head of Russian Anti-Doping Agency to Putin: Russian sport may end up in isolation
If Russia refuses to provide the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) with the data of Russian athletes’ doping samples by December 31, Russian athletes may lose the right to compete abroad, and Russia will not be able to host international competitions, Yury Ganus, the head of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) stated in his address to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
According to Ganus, if WADA conditions are not fillfilled, RUSADA will be disqualified in mid-January. "The revocation of …
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France to loan 64 million euro to Ukraine to upgrade drinking water supply system in Mariupol
Ukraine plans to sign a loan agreement with France for the amount of 64 million euro to provide Mariupol with drinking water. On Thursday, the Cabinet of Ministers met and approved the draft contract with the French Government and authorized the Minister for Occupied Territories and Internally Displaced Persons of Ukraine, Vadym Chernysh to sign it. The project includes the development of a general plan to improve Mariupol’s water supply and wastewater disposal systems by 2040. 70% of the …
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US reconnaissance aircraft spends three hours circling Crimean coast
A US Air Force RC-135V strategic reconnaissance plane made a long flight along the Crimean coast and south of the Kerch Strait on Thursday, Interfax-Ukraine reports, citing aircraft monitoring data.
After taking off at the Souda Bay airbase on the Greek island of Crete, the plane with a tail number of 64-14841 and call sign of HARK51 spent three hours flying along the coast of Crimea and to the south and south-west of the peninsula. During the flight, it made at least four approaches to the …
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Ukraine calls on Italy to investigate supply of equipment to annexed Crimea by Italian companies
The Embassy of Ukraine in Italy requested the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as the General Confederation of Italian industry Confindustria to take measures against Italian companies that supplied equipment to the factory of the Zolotaya Balka agricultural company in the annexed Crimea, stated the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine in response to the information request by the Krym.Realii.
The ministry said that such actions by Italian companies may violate the sanctions …
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Latvia detects Russian reconnaissance ship in its territorial waters
The Latvian National Armed Forces reported on Twitter that a Russian reconnaissance ship was spotted in the exclusive economic zone of Latvia. “On December 25, we found the Russian reconnaissance ship named Yuri Ivanov in the exclusive economic zone of Latvia at six nautical miles from the border.”
Russian warships and aircraft have been increasingly seen and recorded close to the air and sea borders of the Baltic States since the start of the conflict in Ukraine and the aggravation of …